30 decembrie 2009

Ce mai cumparam online


Astazi ratze. Ma suna o prietena ca are nevoie de o ratza pana joi, pentru cineva. De unde mama ma-sii cumperi ratze in Bucuresti? Apparently, se gasesc in supermarketuri doar ratze de Noua Zeelanda (??), sau nici alea.

Cautam deci pe google. Rezultatele sunt fascinante.

boboci rata gasca - Anunturi Agricole
vand pui de gaina de o zi si pui de gaina zburati, boboci de rata la 10 respectiv 16 zile

Asadar, pui zburati prin lume, cu experienta si o viziune ampla asupra cotetului. Dar noi cautam ratze, sa nu divagam.

De vanzare Rata leseasca - muta

Pooftim?? Nu stiu altii cum sunt, dar mie mi se pare ca atributul de macaire este un atribut indispensabil si definitoriu al unei ratze, iar o ratza muta este cel putin plictisitoare. Ask Donald. Acum, rautaciosii o sa ma contrazica, cu argumentul predictibil ca un ratzoi ar aprecia mai mult o astfel de ratza. Dar nu.

Rate Mandarina
Vand rate Mandarina rosii si albe. Vand rate Carolina.

Suddenly, maneaua omonima capata o noua interpretare. Vand masina lu` mama, Vand si casa lu` tata, Si bratara lu` sormea, Vreau sa fii a mea. Ooo, Ratza Carolina.

RATELE MANDARIN
RATELE MANDARIN,RATA MANDARIN,VAND RATE MANDARIN,DESPRE RATELE LESESTI,RATELE CLOCESC?,PASARI CARE SEAMANA CU RATELE

Ratele clocesc? Iata o intrebare profunda si filosofica. Si daca ratzele mandarine clocesc cu succes, obtinem ratze portocale? Si ce sunt pasarile care seamana cu ratele? Profesorul Bucium ar zice ca ratzoilienii deghizati sunt printre noi si vor sa ne invadeze..

Si totusi.. de unde se cumpara o ratza?

26 decembrie 2009

My first tag :)


94 din 200 => 47%, not bad :)


01) Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02) Swam with wild dolphins
03) Climbed a mountain
04) Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05) Been inside the Great Pyramid
06) Held a tarantula
07) Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08) Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09) Hugged a tree
10) Done a striptease

11) Bungee jumped
12) Visited Paris
13) Watched a lightning storm at sea
14) Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15) Seen the Northern Lights
16) Gone to a huge sports game
17) Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18) Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19) Touched an iceberg
20) Slept under the stars
21) Changed a baby’s diaper
22) Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23) Watched a meteor shower
24) Gotten drunk on champagne
25) Given more than you can afford to charity
26) Looked up at the night sky through a telescope (aleeeex, i'm still waiting for this one)
27) Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28) Had a food fight
29) Bet on a winning horse
30) Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
31) Asked out a stranger
32) Had a snowball fight

33) Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34) Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35) Held a lamb

36) Enacted a favorite fantasy (not yet :P)
37) Taken a midnight skinny dip
38) Taken an ice cold bath
39) Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40) Seen a total eclipse
41) Ridden a roller coaster
42) Hit a home run
43) Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44) Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45) Adopted an accent for an entire day
46) Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47) Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48) Had two hard drives for your computer

49) Visited all 50 states of USA
50) Loved your job for all accounts
51) Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52) Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53) Had amazing friends
54) Danced with a stranger in a foreign country (countless times :P)

55) Watched wild whales
56) Stolen a sign
57) Backpacked in Europe
58) Taken a road-trip
59) Rock climbing

60) Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
61) Midnight walk on the beach

62) Sky diving
63) Visited Ireland
64) Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love (sadly, yes)
65) In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them

66) Visited Japan
67) Benchpressed your own weight (pffff)
68) Milked a cow
69) Alphabetized your records
70) Pretended to be a superhero
71) Sung karaoke
72) Lounged around in bed all day
73) Posed nude in front of strangers
74) Scuba diving
75) Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
76) Kissed in the rain
77) Played in the mud
78) Played in the rain

79) Gone to a drive-in theater (on my 'to do' list)
80) Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it (countless times, again)
81) Visited the Great Wall of China
82) Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog. (erm.. dad? some of the stuff here is purely fictional)
83) Dropped Windows in favor of something better (da, da, si stiu sa il instalez singura, incredibil)

84) Started a business (will do)
85) Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86) Toured ancient sites
87) Taken a martial arts class (does tae bo aerobic count? :P)
88) Sword fought for the honor of a woman (/;)
89) Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (god no)
90) Gotten engaged
91) Been in a movie
92) Crashed a party (ohohooo)
93) Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94) Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95) Gotten married
96) Had sex at the office
97) Gone without food for 5 days
98) Made cookies from scratch
99) Won first prize in a costume contest
100) Ridden a gondola in Venice
101) Gotten a tattoo
102) Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103) Gotten divorced
104) Been on television news programs as an “expert”
105) Got flowers for no reason
106) Masturbated in a public place
107) Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
108) Taken illegal drugs

109) Performed on stage
110) Been to Las Vegas
111) Recorded music
112) Eaten shark
113) Had a one-night stand
114) Gone to Thailand
115) Seen Siouxsie live
116) Bought a house
117) Been in a combat zone
118) Buried one/both of your parents
119) Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120) Been on a cruise ship
121) Spoken more than one language fluently
122) Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone

123) Bounced a check
124) Performed in Rocky Horror
125) Read - and understood - your credit report
126) Raised children.
127) Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy.
128) Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129) Created and named your own constellation of stars
130) Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

131) Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132) Called or written your Congress person
133) Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134) …more than once? - More than twice?
135) Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136) Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
137) Had an abortion or your female partner did
138) Had plastic surgery
139) Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
140) Wrote articles for a large publication
141) Lost over 100 pounds
142) Held someone while they were having a flashback
143) Piloted an airplane
144) Petted a stingray
145) Broken someone’s heart
146) Helped an animal give birth (fish)
147) Been fired or laid off from a job
148) Won money on a T.V. game show
149) Broken a bone (never, strange)
150) Killed a human being
151) Gone on an African photo safari
152) Ridden a motorcycle (do scooters count? :P)
153) Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
154) Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155) Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol (oh, i'd love to)
156) Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild (couple of times actually, and i gathered them myself)
157) Ridden a horse
158) Had major surgery
159) Had sex on a moving train
160) Had a snake as a pet
161) Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162) Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing (mm, almost)
163) Slept for more than 30 hours
164) Visited lots of foreign countries
165) Visited all 7 continents
166) Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167) Eaten kangaroo meat (yuck)
168) Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground (wtf)
169) Been a sperm or egg donor
170) Eaten sushi
171) Had your picture in the newspaper

172) Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime (well, define 'healthy")
173) Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
174) Gotten someone fired for their actions
175) Gone back to school
176) Parasailed
177) Changed your name
178) Petted a cockroach (hahaha, mihai, check this out :P:P)
179) Eaten fried green tomatoes
180) Read The Iliad
181) Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
182) Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them

183) …and gotten 86′ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184) Taught yourself an art from scratch
185) Killed and prepared an animal for eating (mmmno)
186) Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187) Skipped all your school reunions
188) Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189) Been elected to public office
190) Written your own computer language (yeah, right)
191) Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
192) Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193) Built your own PC from parts
194) Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
195) Had a booth at a street fair
196) Dyed your hair
197) Been a DJ
198) Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199) Written your own role playing game
200) Been arrested

So I'm tagging Carmen, Anne, Tino.

20 decembrie 2009

Absinth minded


A inceput cu un pic de magie si mister, vitraliile din zapada...



Si am ajuns, dupa peripetii (omg, o sa mor inghetata, ma acopera un strat de zapada si ma gasesc astia la primavara, cand se topeste), aici:



M-am intrebat pe cine astepta ea..



Cand noi asteptam licoarea zanelor..



Si nu numai, pentru ca e unul din putinele locuri unde am gasit si berea mea preferata,



Ceea ce a generat ore intregi de random rambling, cu ea vorbind..



Si ea ascultand constiincioasa,



Si dupa o noapte verde, cand am lasat in urma orasul, a trebuit sa infrunt asta.

18 decembrie 2009

Short one


Romantic love is one of the most addictive substances on Earth

And here I was, thinking about chocolate instead :)))

17 decembrie 2009

For the shallow part of me :)


Santa came earlier this year. Si pentru ca am cele mai bune prietene din lume, dar mai ales pentru ca am fost cuminte (hihi) am primit minunatiile astea:



Da, stiu ca n-o sa pot sa-i port pe vremea asta, dar sunt niste pantofi foarte speciali cu o poveste la fel de speciala :) They're coming all the way from Erfurt.. If I could hug a city, I'd hug Erfurt a million times.. sniff sniff.

16 decembrie 2009

Cum am fost la cel mai misto/nasol concert ever


Am fost azi la concertul Craciun vienez, la Sala Palatului.

Inceput cu intarziere, 45 de minute. Prezentare initiala, Mihaela Tatu (blah) si Constantin Balaceanu-Stolnici, alaturare oximoronica, trist-amuzanta.

In fine, intra in scena muzicienii. Guten Abend Bukarest. Ni se explica (de catre dirijor) ca avusesera cu o zi in urma un concert in Iasi, de unde si-au trimis instrumentele si costumele de scena cu un autocar spre Bucuresti, iar ei venisera cu o cursa Tarom. Autocarul nu a ajuns inca (dupa 18 ore), asa ca sunt nevoiti sa improvizeze.

Imaginati-va o orchestra vieneza cu muzicieni imbracati in blugi, tricouri cu NYC, pulovere, incaltati in cizme, care primesc partituri prin fax (din Viena, ca originalele ramasesera tot in autocar) la fiecare 5 minute, isi schimba piesele in functie de ordinea primirii partiturilor si canta cu instrumente imprumutate/improvizate. Care nu primesc nici macar o sticla de apa de la organizatori pe tot parcursul concertului, desi solicita asta expres. Si care totusi reusesc sa ridice sala in picioare.

In afara de valsuri, mi-a placut sa reascult asta:




Es war einfach ausgezeichnet.

12 decembrie 2009

Taking a break..


as I am currently in this mood:


11 decembrie 2009

Atentie la gripa noua!!!


Nu e de joaca, stiu pe cineva care s-a imbolnavit (confirmat, cu analize si tot tacamul) de gripa asta si a trebuit sa ia 2 (doua) zile paracetamol ca se se vindece!!

P.S. Sunt foarte prolifica azi.
P.P.S. De ce pun P.P.S. cand pot sa reeditez oricand postul? hmmm.

Scars

Scars remind us where we've been. But they don't have to dictate where we're going.

Why i love Posta Romana


Fiindca am gasit articolul asta in Libertatea, mi-am adus aminte de experienta mea cu Posta Romana, de acum cateva saptamani. Lasam la o parte faptul ca titlul articolului din Libertatea nu are nicio legatura cu continutul, pe sistemul 'fiica lui Jean de la Craiova e olimpica la matematica'.

Acum, nu fara o usoara urma de snobism, o sa precizez ca nu mai folosisem serviciile postale romanesti de muuuult timp, si eram obisnuita cu posta germana (DHL.. sniff sniff).

In Germania era un sistem simplu. Mergeai la posta, iti alegeai o cutie de pe raft, eventual plicuri, pixuri sau ce mai aveai nevoie, luai un abtibild, il lipeai pe cutie, completai adresa, adaugai continutul coletului, mergeai la ghiseu, plateai tot (inclusiv cutia si alte consumabile folosite) si gata. Erau niste cutii galbene si dragute, de diferite marimi, pe care trebuia sa le asamblezi singur, ceea ce nu numai ca era usor, dar adauga si un element ludic intregii experiente :P

Dar back to Posta Romana. Merg eu la un oficiu postal pe undeva pe langa Batistei (cu experienta germana proaspata in minte). Aveam continutul coletului. Ma asez la coada, stau 10 min, dupa care imi vine ideea geniala sa intreb daca acolo se pot trimite colete. Nu sunt trimisa la alt ghiseu, ci in alta cladire. In cealalta cladire, dupa alta repriza de stat la coada, imi vine randul si intreb, zambind, cat costa o cutie. Cucoana de acolo sare ca arsa. "vai, domnisoara, dar aici nu vindem cutii!!!". "pai nu aici se trimit colete?!?". Detaliu irelevant pentru posta romana.

Ies din posta, merg sa caut o librarie, nu gasesc. Ma rog de tanti de la Panipat sa-mi dea o cutie goala, nu vrea, ajung la un magazin de consumabile de imprimanta, lui nenea de acolo i se face mila de mine si imi intinde o cutie cam de juma de metru cub. Ma intorc la posta, imprumut o foarfeca de la o alta clienta, tai cutia, improvizez o cutie mai mica, imprumut adeziv, lipesc cutia si la sfarsit o hartie roz (hihi) cu adresa. Fericita, ajung iar la ghiseu, unde cucoana se uita la cutia mea improvizata, dar ramane impasibila la elementul roz de originalitate. Isi drege glasul, tuseste afectat si imi toarna urmatoarele: "Domnisoara, sa iti dau un sfat: in viata, fie ca e vorba de serviciu, casnicie sau altceva, sa nu faci nimic de capul tau!!!! sa intrebi inainte...". Pauza. Eu, inca sub soc, zic "Am facut ceva.. rau?" "pai coletele trebuie impachetate in hartie de culoare uniforma, si legate cu sfoara (???) sau cu adeziv, si adresa scrisa pe hartia de impachetat!!! Ai hartie? Ai sfoara?" "umm.. nu" "pfff, hai ca iti dau eu, ca ne-a mai ramas pe aici".

Dupa care inapoi la impachetat, dar de data asta ajutata de un intern mai tinerel caruia i se facuse, de asemenea, mila de mine. In fine, impachetez minunatul colet si ma duc inapoi la cucoana. "Trebuie sa completezi un formular de trimitere, dar sa nu faci nicio greseala, ca e ultimul pe care-l mai avem!!". Evident ca avertizarea a avut efectul invers :| Disperare totala, vanzoleala in oficiu, tinerelul e trimis la directorul postei sa intrebe daca are voie sa corecteze greseala de pe formular. Se intoarce transpirat dupa alte 5 minute, "Zice sefu ca putem sa corectam, dar cu grija.." :|

Corecteaza cu grija, se cantareste coletul, sa platesc, zic. Scot cardul. "Nu se achita la noi cu cardul!!!". No shit. Ma enervez, injur in gand (ca o domnisoara ce sunt), ies afara si caut un bancomat. Ma intorc si in sfarsit reusesc sa termin operatiunea coletul.

Ma rog, asta ca sa nu mai zic ca a ras amicul meu din Germania 5 minute la posta, cand a ridicat un colet care arata cam ca in Evul Mediu, in hartie maro si legat cu sfoara. Well, macar e ecologic.

7 decembrie 2009

Missed connection




I have only met you for two days. The first day we talked and unfortunately I said no to your bowling invitation, although you insisted a lot. On the second day we fed the swans together and you made me laugh.

On the third day you left without saying goodbye, but I found a letter from you. I still read it sometimes.

I wish I had said yes.
We will meet again in Paris, so you can hear me say 'girlish' one more time.

inspired by missed connections, poza de aici.

1 decembrie 2009

Studii despre iubire





Atentie, post pentru fete :P

Recitesc una dintre cartile mele preferate. Descrie foarte interesant senzatia de indragostire, de ai impresia te regasesti in fiecare paragraf. Sau daca n-ai trecut niciodata prin asta, imi pare rau pentru tine :)

Aflam ca iubirea si dorinta sunt eminamente diferite (dar atata lucru stiam deja). Dorinta dispare automat odata cu satisfacerea, are un caracter pasiv, pe cand iubirea are un caracter activ, persoana iese din sine si graviteaza catre alt(cin)eva.

In continuare ni se mai spune ca femeia indragostita prefera nelinistile provocate de barbatul iubit indiferentei indolore. Duh. Ma gandesc insa ca se mai intampla si invers, dar mai rar :P

Acum, referitor la indragostire, are Stendhal o teorie, se numeste teoria cristalizarii. The story of my life :P Ne indragostim atunci cand imaginatia noastra proiecteaza asupra altei persoane perfectiuni inexistente. Dezavantaj persoanele cu imaginatie bogata. Neeeext.

Diferenta intre 'dragoste sexuala' si 'instinct sexual'. Se pare ca nu exista atractie exclusiv fizica, pentru ca (damn) sexualitatea e sustinuta si complicata de germeni de entuziasm sentimental, de simpatie etc. I beg to differ :P Cum iti dai seama? Instinctul, atunci cand e doar instinct, nu are preferinte. Dragostea sexuala, in schimb, bla bla bla (insert long, cheesy paragraph here, neinteresant).

Inapoi la indragostire (partea mea preferata). E un fenomen ce tine de atentie. Mai exact, o stare anormala a acesteia care se produce in omul normal. Atentie anormal fixata asupra altei persoane. Oriunde s-ar afla 'indragostita', oricare i-ar fi indeletnicirea aparenta, atentia ei va gravita prin propria-i masa catre barbatul de care s-a indragostit. Mai mult, asta genereaza o stare inferioara a spiritului, un gen de imbecilitate tranzitorie.

Odata cazuti in starea aceasta de constrictie mentala suntem pierduti. Ma rog, mai sunt niste solutii: absenta, calatorii etc. Or, as they say, the best way to get over someone is to get on top of someone else.

Daca va intrebati de ce majoritatea exemplelor sunt feminine, vine si explicatia. Cica femeile traiesc pe o singura axa atentionala, care la un moment dat e fixata asupra unui singur lucru, spre deosebire de barbati, a caror atentie are o structura epicentrica (mai multe epicentre, that is). Deci, dragi barbati (care ati rezistat citind pana aici), pentru a o face sa se indragosteasca, e suficient sa ii captati acea raza unica a atentiei.

Despre alegerea in iubire, hmmm.. Spune Ortega y Gasset ca pe femei nu le intereseaza geniile. Nu le pasa daca el este mare matematician, fizician sau om politic. Toate talentele specific masculine care au generat si fertilizat (hihi) cultura sunt nule cand e vorba sa o atraga pe o femeie. I beg to differ no.2 :D

In fine, unul din ultimele eseuri ale cartii vorbeste despre alegerile barbatilor foarte inteligenti. Si cum prefera ei femeia-caprioara, frivola, cheltuitoare si superficiala. Explicatia e rather funny. Care e ratiunea pentru ca un barbat inteligent sa se indragosteasca de o femeie inteligenta? Daca ar fi vorba de intemeierea unui partid politic sau unei scoli stiintifice, ar fi o alegere rationala. Ori dragostea este contrariul oricarei ocupatii rationale. Absurdul si capriciul femeii atrag.

Femeia prea rationala genereaza doar sentimente de prietenie si admiratie (boooooriiiing), in afara de cazul ca-n ea excesul de ratiune e compensat de un exces de nonratiune. (so there's hope :P)

Sau cum zicea un prieten, Doktorarbeit fuer Frauen ist nicht sexy. Go shopping instead.